INTRODUCTION
The
department of History was established in the year 1965. The department
is reminiscent of the contribution of its stalwarts who have paved the way
to success and glory through their hard work and sacrifices. We take pride
in the illustrious alumni who have passed out of the portals of this
magnificent institution. Its syllabi focuses on promoting the
skills needed to clear competitive examinations like UPSC and TNPSC and
eligibility cum entrance tests for higher studies like NET and SET. At
present the department offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research
programmes. PG programme was started in the year 2012 and the department
became a research centre in the year 2017 under the Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
We
are committed and devoted to create a student-centric environment for
providing wholesome education. The faculty of the department is dedicated,
dynamic, highly motivated and talented. They are ever ready to support,
guide and nurture the students. The classrooms are enabled with ICTs to
make learning more interesting and interactive. Along with academics,
the department also ensures that the students organise and participate in
extra-curricular and co- curricular activities, both within and outside
the campus.
The
department is accelerating its pace in the field of research with all the
faculty members actively engaged in constant research work and
publication, which is an added feature of excellence. We take effort to
organise lecture series, workshops, exhibitions and endowment lectures
providing students with the opportunity to interact with noted historians from
across the nation. The department collaborates with international
universities on staff and student exchange programmes.
Further,
to give a holistic development to students, seminars, workshops,
symposia, philatelic exhibitions. Inter Collegiate Quiz – Historia, Inter
Collegiate Competitions in collaboration with District Administration and
TTDC, Kanyakumari and Intercollegiate Cultural Competitions in
collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra, Kanniyakumari are conducted by the
department.
VISION
With the thorough knowledge of the past,
the Department of History aims to enable the students to understand the
present,to look forward a bright feature and to create a harmonious and
sustainable society.
MISSION
ü To
provide a holistic development of all students through inclusive education.
ü To
stimulate and develop all facets of the student’s personality
ü To
inculcate a sense of social and ethical responsibilities
ü To
ascertain academic and professional excellence.
ü To
enhance the employability skills and entrepreneurial spirit
OBJECTIVES
After the completion of the
History Course, our students will be able to
ü To
provide a wider perspective and in depth knowledge in the subject.
ü To
enable students to identify and develop their potentials.
ü To
focus on value based education.
ü To
create self awareness and social consciousness.
ü To
help the students to learn lessons from history.
ü To
enhance the employability skills to qualify themselves as Teachers, Professors,
Administrators, etc.
Greetings
from the Department of History,
History
– is the quintessence of human experience, It is a barometer that records the
progress of humanity a treasure house of universal values and a veritable mine
of sustainable living. With a firm belief in quality enhancement, the
department of History takes efforts to experiment with novel ideas and
innovative practices in curriculum designing and instructional strategies to
ensure sustainable development and empowerment of the women folk of
Kanniyakumari District. History education becomes fruitful, meaningful and
goal-oriented, when opportunities are given to students to utilize their
creative talents. The training given is meant to achieve academic excellence
and to enable them to play their legitimate roles in society. The department
stands for the upliftment and the all-round development of the students: it
enables them to face the challenges of life through the study of the
achievements and failures of the great personalities and events of the world.
All the more, the department is committed to help the disadvantaged sections of
society evolve into dignified citizens of India.
Thanks and Regards,
Dr. I. Jalaja Kumari, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor and Head of the Department,
Department of History,
Holy Cross College(Autonomous),
Nagercoil – 4.
Mail id : history@holycrossngl.edu.in
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S.No |
Name |
Designation |
Working duration |
Experience |
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1 |
Sr. Fabiana |
Assistant Professor |
1965-1968 |
3 Years |
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2 |
Sr. Loretta |
Assistant Professor |
1968-1973 |
5 Years |
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3 |
Mrs. Tresa M. Raja Singh |
Associate Professor |
1973-2000 |
27 Years |
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4 |
Dr. Mrs. K. Sita |
Assistant Professor |
2000-2005 |
5 Years |
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5 |
Mrs. K. Pushpam |
Assistant Professor |
2005-2007 |
2 Years |
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6 |
Mrs. I. Tamilarasi |
Assistant Professor |
2007-2008 |
1 Year |
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7 |
Dr. Mrs. P. Mary Helen |
Assistant Professor |
2008-2014 |
6 Years |
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8 |
Ms.T.R.Prema lath |
Assistant Professor |
2007 - 2022 |
15 Years |
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| S.No | Degree | Programme Name | Establish Year |
| 1 | B.A. | HISTORY | 1966-1967 |
| 2 | M.A. | HISTORY (S.F) | 2012 - 2013 |
| 3 | PH.D. | HISTORY | 2017 - 2018 |
Seminars
· The department has organized a one day National seminar on The Review of Local Self Government through the Ages in India on 29. 01. 2016
· The department has organized a one day National seminar on National seminar on Rewriting Indian History through Art on 28- 02- 2017.
· The department has organized a one day National seminar on National seminar on Dravidian Ideologies and Social Reform Movements on 22-09- 2017.
· One day District Youth Conference on Mahatma Gandhi’s Message to the Youth of Modern India 01-10-2019.
· The National webinar on A Gendered Past: The Epistemological problems in the writing History was held on 25-06-2020.
· The National webinar on Museum and Employability was held on 30-07-2021.
· Seminar was organized on the topic “Constitution, Polity and Law” on 29-04-2022.
· One day National Seminar on Exploring New Dimensions of History organized on 06-09-2022
· 30th Annual Session of the Tamil Nadu History Congress was held at Holy Cross College (Autonomous) Nagercoil from 22 September 2023 to 24 September 2023. Nearly 370 delegates (including professors, research scholars and researchers) registered and presented research articles in four different sections. A total of 442 participants took part in it.
IIC Seminars
Ø The Webinar on Women Entrepreneurship was held on 28-11-2020.
Ø The Webinar on the Success story of a Women Entrepreneurship was held on 28-11-2020.
Ø IIC seminar was conducted on the topic ‘How to plan to Start up- Legal and Ethical Steps’ on 30-03-2022.
Ø IIC Seminar on Unlocking Hidden Potential of Women Entrepreneurship 21-03-2023
Ø IIC Seminar on Benifites of Becoming an Entrepreneur conducted on17-04-2023
Ø The Department of History & IIC organized a Seminar on ‘Generate more Entrepreneurs’ on 18th October 2023
Ø IIC Seminar on “Innovation and Design Thinking for Next Generation” on 25-03-2024.
News Letter
The Department of History has realised a News Letter (2022-23) on 08-04-2024.
Intercollegiate Competitions –Historia
The department has organized an Intercollegiate Competition – Historia, in commemoration of our Republic Day &Voter’s Day, in the month of January every year. Various competitions like drawing, essay writing, elocution, singing, verse writing and quiz on current affairs, general knowledge and Indian History are used to be organized. Students from the nearby colleges of neighbouring districts participate in it.
v Inter Collegiate Competitions- HISTORIA-2023 on Voter’s Day was conducted by the Department of History on 25-01-2023. Elocution, Documentary and Group Song were the programmes offered. Prizes were distributed to the prize winners.
v HISTORIA -2024 (Intercollegiate Competitions on ‘My Right, My Vote, My Identity’) was held on 24-01-2024. Competitions on Documentary, Quiz and Rangoli was conducted by Electoral Literacy Club in collaboration with the Department of History.
Tornus - 2022
v The Department of History conducted the Intercollegiate Quiz on 27-09-2022.
Other Competitions
Ø World Peace Day Elocution Competition conducted on 21-09-2021.
Ø Essay Writing Competition in commemoration of 75th Independence day of India.
Ø Despitha Ka Diwas - Intra Moral Quiz on Gandhi conducted on 06-10-2022.
Ø Inter School Children’s Day Elocution Competition on the topic Jawaharlal Nehru- the Architect Modern India on 14-11-2022.
Ø Independence Day Inter-collegiate Cultural Competition was held on 17th August 2023.
Ø Inter-class Cultural Competition on Democracy on 21-02-2024.
Awareness Programmes
Ø A Motivational Talk on Carrer Guidance conducted on February 25, 2022.
Ø Vigilance Awareness Week Celebration in commemoration of Vigilance Awareness Week from 31st October 2022 to 6th November 2022 on the theme “Corruption Free India for a Developed Nation” was celebrated
Ø Motivational Talk on Competitive Examination and Job Opportunities conducted on March 11, 2024.
Ø The Legal Awareness Programme on Women's Right was Organised by Department of Historyon 11-12-2023
Ø The Department of History organized a Documentary on “Women Entrepreneurship” on 14th March 2024.
Ø Electoral Literacy Club in collaboration with Department of History had organised and conductedthe Awareness Cultural programme on “100 % Voting” on 10-04-2024.
Field Trip & Educational Tour
· The department organized field trips to various places of historical, archaeological and heritage important sites to have a practical knowledge.
· Our Students have been taken to Rameshwaram, Bamban and Keeladi (Archaeological Excavation Site) as field trip from 05-03-2016 to 08-03-2016
· Our Students have been taken to Mysore and Seringapattnam (Historical Site) as field trip from 23-08-2017 to 26-08-2017.
· The department of History have organized Educational Tour to Bangalore, Mysore and Wonderla on 02-10-2019 to 06-10-2019.
· Field visit was organized to Government Museum, Kanyakumari on 02-03-2020.
· Field Trip was organized on 23-03-2022. Students have visited the historical places of Udhayagiri Fort, Padmanabhapuram Palace,Thirparappu Falls, Chitaral and Kumarakovil.
· Educational Tour was organized from 26-01-2023 to 28-01- 2023. Students have visited the historical places like Mattanchery Sinagaoue, Vagamon, Cochin shipyard.
· The department of History have organised a field trip to the students. They have visited the places of Museum, Zoo and Vettukadu Church.
Association Meeting
Ø Association Meeting Guest Lecture on ‘Women Empowerment through the Ages’ on 27-02-2021.
Ø Association Meeting and awareness talk on ‘Legal Rights of Women’ held on 04-10-2021.
Ø Association Meeting – Marshel Nesamony Day Celebration held on 27-10-2021.
Ø Association Meeting – Women’s Day Celebration held on 10-03-2022.
Ø Talk about ‘Values and Students’ on 20-05-2022.
Ø Talk about ‘Values in History’ on 12-09-2022.
Ø Association Meeting on ‘Tamil and History’ on 27-02-2023
Ø Association Meeting on ‘Two Hundred Years Remembrance of Upper Cloth Movement’ on 05-04-2023
Ø Valedictary – Association Meeting on “Costums and Cultures of India” incommemoration of World Heritage Day on 20-04-2023
Ø History Club - World Population Day talk on the topic “Power of Gender Equality” was arranged on 11-07-2023
Ø History Club on ‘Human Values’ on 23-01-2024
Ø History Club- Cultural Competition on ‘Democracy’ on 21-02-2024
Ø History Club Valedictory and Endowment Prize Distribution held on 10-04-2024.
National International Day Celebration
o Constitution Day Celebration on 15- 11-2022
o Awareness Programme on Human Rights on 16-12-2022
o Women’s Day talk on Women as Nation Builder on 10-03-2023
o Virtual Tourism was held on 27th September 2023 in commemoration of World Tourism Day.
o Department of history has proudly registered that the World Unity Day was celebrated on 27 -10- 2023
o The Programme Scopus Re- search was held on 07.08.2023.
o Young Writers Forum is one of the programme started as Startup by the initiative of history department. This mega fest was held on 25-08-2023.
Research Colloquium
ü Department of History in collaboration with Department English was organized a Research Colloquium held on 22-02-2024
Exhibitions
Ø Rare coins, currencies and stamps, antiques Exhibition on 02-08-2019 & 05-08-2019.
Ø HISTO- FEST 2021 Pre Historic evidences exhibition on 28-10-2021 and 29-10-2021.
Ø Teacher's Day Exhibition on Prominent Teacher Leaders of India on 05-09-2022
Ø National Unity Day Exhibition on Sardar Patel the Architect of Unification on 31- 10-2022
Ø International Year of Millets- Exhibition and talk on importance of Millets on 17-02-2023
Viva Voce Examinations
1. Date: 31-01-2022
Name of the Scholar: K. Sherly
Guide: Dr. K.S. Soumya.
2. Date: 02-02-2022
Name of the Scholar: U.R. Reshma
Guide: Dr. K.S. Soumya.
3. Date: 12-08-2022
Name of the Scholar: D. Suja Nalatha Kumari
Guide: Dr. I. Jalaja Kumari
4. Date: 07-10-2022
Name of the Scholar: R. Shamini
Guide: Dr. K.S. Soumya.
5. Date: 16- 11-2022
Name of the Scholar: P.Vellaisamy
Guide: Dr. K.S. Soumya.
6. Date: 20-02-2023
Name of the Scholar: P. Ashmi Jenex
Guide: Dr. I. Jalaja Kumari
Organising educational tours and field trips to the places of historical and archaeological importance.
Group Discussions and Demonstrations.
Conducting Seminars
Research Centre to pursue Ph.D. in History.
“H. Share” Joy of giving.
Conducting exhibitions focusing on rare coins, stamps and currency.
Conducting Inter-Collegiate Competitions “HISTORIA” in commemoration of Republic and Voters Day of India.
Conducting Gandhian Studies Examination.
Good rapport exists with parents and alumnae.
More than 60% of the students are first generation learners.
Encourage students to do projects.
Guide the students to do Internship and field projects.
Motivate the students to take part in the campus interview to get placement.
Concentrate more on startup activities.
Publish more books by the staff & students.
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Name |
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Period of Study |
Present Status |
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1 |
Associate Professor of History, Jeyaraj Anna Packiam College (Autonomous), Periyakulam |
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2 |
Assistant Professor of History, Sarah Tucker College (Autonomous), Tirunelveli. |
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3 |
Assistant Professor of History, South Travancore Hindu College, Nagercoil. |
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4 |
Police, Tamil Nadu |
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5 |
Tamil Nadu Police, Coimbatore |
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Tamil Nadu Home Guard Police, Nagercoil. |
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7 |
Administrative Officer, Central Excise, Tirunelveli |
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8 |
Office Assistant, Christ the King Polytechnic College, Coimbatore. |
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9 |
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1983 -1986 |
Inspector of Police, W26 Ashok Nager Police Station, Chennai. Mobile No: 9498147061 |
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10 |
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1994 -1997 |
Headmistress Govt. Middle School Esanthimangalam. |
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11 |
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1998-2001 |
Senior Revenue Inspector. Mobile No: 9489254513 |
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12 |
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2000 - 2003 |
Assistant Professor in History, Women's Christian College, Nagercoil. |
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13 |
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2000 -2003 |
Women Head constable (Social Justice and Human Rights Unit) SP office, Nagercoil. Mobile No: 9498197156 |
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14 |
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2004 -2007 |
Teacher (PGA), St. Antony’s Higher Secondary School, Kanniyakumari. Mobile No: 96000214861 |
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15 |
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2004 -2007 |
Proprietor, Nisha’s Beauty Parlor, Rajavoor, Mobile No:9445661246 |
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16 |
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2017-2020 |
Physical Director S Thangapazham Agricultural College, Chinthamaniperiputhur, Tenkasi. Mobile No: 8903193880 |
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17 |
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2017-2020 |
Physical Trainer (Special Need Kids) Blue Span Pvt Ltd. Mobile No: 9342483040 |
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18 |
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2017-2020 |
Lady Physical Education Instructor, Dr. S.M.C.S.I Medical College & Hospital, Karakonam. Mobile No: 9345451340 |
